Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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